SF: Auerhahn Press, 1959. Softbound. First edition of the author's second book. One of 950 copies. Presentation copy nicely inscribed by Lamantia to fellow poet Stephen Ronan in remembrance of a day spent together: "Stephen & Philip / in / serenity of / the flame, cool / Passion Sunday, 2001..... More
Denver: Band Box Records, no date [ca. 1960]. 45rpm record in picture sleeve. Absolutely terrific, ridiculous, and really well executed use of full-on beatnik lingo to tell a couple of humorous tall tales---over jazz background by the Saints. Probably the best beatnik lingo spiel ever recorded. Near mint record in..... More
[Cambridge, MA: Privately published, 1963]. Pamphlet (single sheet folded to make four pages). Leary was the principal author of this statement that was published in Januray of 1963, just a few months before he was fired from Harvard when it became clear that he needed a non-university context for his..... More
NY: Pix Incorporated, ca. 1967. The Psychedelicatessen was one of the very first head shops in the United States, following closely on the heels of San Francisco's The Psychedelic Shop in the Haight-Ashbury. Located in the East Village not far from Ed Sander's Peace Eye Bookstore, the Fillmore East, and..... More
[SF: Last Gasp, 1995]. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. First edition. Inscribed by Leary. A graphic novel, illustrated by Robert Williams and others. Inscribed copies of the trade edition are scarcer than the signed limited of which there were 500 copies. Fine. More
n.p.:n.p., [1951]. Offprint from the Dec. 1951 issue of the Journal of Personality. First separate printing of one of the earliest psychology papers authored or co-authored by Leary. The text reproduces two of the charts that Leary devised for measuring personality traits. These charts were widely used for many years..... More
LA: Falcon Press, 1987. Softbound. Later printing. A revised edition of Exo-Psychology. Signed by Leary. Near fine. More
Berkeley: Psychological Consultation Service, 1956. 4to. Softbound (only issued softbound). First edition of Leary's first solely-authored book (preceded only by a play he co-wrote in college in 1942). Written in conjuction with his first full-length book, Interpersonal Diagnosis of Personality, but published before it, this book is the result of..... More
Berkeley: Psychological Consultation Services, ca. 1956. 4to. Single sheet folded once to make four pages. First edition. A form created by Leary for use in interpersonal diagnosis of personality. Reproduces one large Interpersonal Diagnostic Circle that Leary devised for measuring characteristics of personality (also prints eight smaller circles). One of..... More
[Port Townsend, WA]: Process Media, [2013]. 4to. Hardbound in blue, faux suede-covered boards with an illustrated plate affixed to the cover showing a naked woman emerging from the smoke of a hookah. First edition in English of this charming tale ("a great Oriental Romance") about hashish originally published in Germany..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, [1965]. Proof copy of the first edition in proof dust jacket ("PROOF ONLY" stated on back flap), a trial jacket as the book was published without one. Near fine (minor wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine). Scarce. More
SF: George Brooke Photography, [ca. 1959]. Henri Lenoir was the founder of Vesuvio Cafe, one of the most famous North Beach bars during the beat period. In this photo he's standing in front of the window of the cafe, and on display in the window is a mannequin of a...... More
NY: Dial Press, [1968]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's first book. Illustrated by Tom Feelings. "The ancestry of any black American can be traced to a bill of sale and no further." Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. More
n.p.: Privately published, 1982. Beneath the portrait is printed: "Black Sparrow Press / Wyndham Lewis." One of only 20 numbered copies signed by the artist. Fine ( 25.5" x 17.75"). More
NY: Multiples,1970. Single cardstock sheet printing 10 small b&w photos of a naked female torso, enclosed in a printed envelope. This humorous homage to Eadweard Muybridge's Human Locomotion studies was LeWitt's contribution to Multiples' "Artists and Photographs" portfolio of 1970, but is here offered separately. Fine (5 1/8" x 12..... More
SF: Fitz Hugh Ludlow Memorial Library, 1974. Twelve folding notecards featuring rare graphics of opium smokers and other drug images from the 19th Century and earlier. The wrap-around band is lacking. Fine. More
Paris: Dead Language Press, [1959]. Square 16mo. Single long sheet folded three times to make a booklet. First edition of Maclise's first publication. Cover design printed in black with text in red. Very near fine. Scarce. More
NY: Robert Miller Gallery, 1983. The poster features a striking b&w photograph of Mapplethorpe wearing a long, black leather coat and holding a machine gun while looking directly into the camera. A nicely designed poster by John Cheim for an important show of Mapplethorpe's work that since the late '70s..... More
n.p.:n.p., [1969]. A sheet of stationary colorfully illustrated by Peter Max with a blank, cloud-like space in the middle on which to write. Included is an envelope also illustrated by Max. The pair:. More
SF: San Francisco Art Institute, 1987. Square 4to. First edition. Exhibition packet for the landmark "Cure of Souls" exhibition of LSD blotter art at the San Francisco Art Institute. Curated by Mark McCloud, the foremost collector and scholar on the subject. Consists of a psychedelic, elaborate three-panel interlocking gatefold cover..... More
n.p.:n.p., [1965]. Printed in red and blue on white stock with a reproduction of the "Love, Lion, Lioness" poster. Fine. More
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside poem, with the text reproducing the author's handwriting. First edition. Published by the Communication Company who issued several broadsides by Richard Brautigan and other poets, as well as various communiques from the Diggers and the Black Panthers. Very fine. Scarce... More
Boston: Theodore Metcalf, [ca. 1910]. Envelope printed on both sides with one side featuring a color illustration of a woman and a coca plant, and the other side printing: "Metcalf's Coca Wine A Wonderful Restorative of Vocal Mental and Natural Powers. Assuages thirst and hunger and promotes digestion. For loss..... More
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1974. 16mo. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. First edition, variant white cloth binding (preceded by gray cloth). One of 275 numbered copies signed by Miller. Very fine. More
London: Pedigree Books, [1961]. First edition of this Paperback Original. Nice cover illustration of a bearded beatnik playing guitar for his girlfriend. Includes a substantive glossary for "bods from squaresville." Spine leans slightly, light corner crease to back cover, else very good or better. More
